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The Phoenix Suns remain in Texas for their second straight game against the Dallas Mavericks. With that said, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Suns-Mavs prediction and pick. The Suns stand at 10-8 both overall and against the spread, while the Mavs hold a record of 8-12–but are 9-11 against the […]

Cleveland Cavaliers center Andre Drummond is reportedly the latest big name on the trade block. As terrific as he has been for the Cavs this season, most pundits believe he is not a part of the team’s long-term plans. With just a year left in his massive $127 million contract, the 27-year-old double-double machine is […]

The Dallas Mavericks have ruled out forward Kristaps Porzingis for Saturday’s back-to-back game against the Phoenix Suns due to injury management. Porzingis is still working his way back into playing shape following knee surgery in early October.  The Mavs are currently 13th in the Western Conference, three games under .500.  Mavs are listing Kristaps Porzingis […]

The Dallas Mavericks, led by Slovenian wonderboy Luka Doncic, are off to a rough 8-11 start in the shortened 2020-21 NBA season. The Mavs lost in an exciting six-game series against the heavily favored Los Angeles Clippers. One could argue that had Kristaps Porzingis not gotten injured then the results of that series would have […]

The Dallas Mavericks are struggling, and superstar Luka Doncic knows the Mavs have no one to blame but themselves. After suffering another blowout loss at the hands of the Utah Jazz on Friday, Doncic could no longer hide his frustration and ripped himself and the whole team for their lack of effort. The Slovenian guard […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has taken the league by storm and has his owner Mark Cuban in awe day after day, as he praised the young star on an episode of ESPN’s “Greeny” with Mike Greenberg. Doncic has quickly become the face of the Mavs franchise and has catapulted right into the mix for […]

The Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz face off for the back end of a two-game set in Salt Lake City on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Mavs-Jazz prediction and pick. The Mavericks are 8-10 straight up and 9-9 against the spread, while the Jazz stand at 14-4 […]

Goran Dragic first met Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic when the latter was a five-year-old kid. Eventually, that five-year-old made waves in his home country of Slovenia when Real Madrid brought in Doncic to join their academy. By then, the current Miami Heat point guard knew that there was something special brewing within the then-13-year-old […]

Dallas Mavericks phenom Luka Doncic has certainly earned his stripes as a legitimate superstar talent in the NBA. At just 21 years old, the Mavs stud has already drawn comparisons to several all-time greats and Hall of Famers. Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle likened the Slovenian Sensation to no less than three all-timers: current Los […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has been given the questionable tag for Friday’s contest against the Dallas Mavericks, as the 24-year-old continues to navigate the NBA’s concussion protocol. Mitchell is now in danger of missing his second straight game for Utah after being forced to sit out Wednesday’s first game against the Mavs. This comes […]

The Dallas Mavericks are still working out the kinks to begin the season after falling to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. With the Mavs searching for answers to their problems, Kristaps Porzingis revealed what is causing the recent woes. Via Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News: “We don’t have that chemistry yet that […]

The Dallas Mavericks suffered another loss this season with a double-digit defeat to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Following another devastating loss, Luka Doncic seemed dejected when speaking about Dallas’ struggles to begin the season. “I don’t know what to say,” responded Luka Doncic when asked about Dallas’ poor starts, via Brad Townsend of […]

When the Dallas Mavericks went all-in on Luka Doncic in the 2018 NBA Draft, trading with the Atlanta Hawks, there were more than a few folks out there that questioned the Mavs’ decision. One of those skeptics was former NBA star Gilbert Arenas. It didn’t take long for Arenas to change his opinion on Doncic, […]

The Denver Nuggets are on a roll and have won four straight games, with the latest being a 117-113 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday. But one Nuggets player who had an early night in the team’s win against the Mavs was guard Jamal Murray, who was ejected late in the third quarter after […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are getting calls about Lonzo Ball and JJ Redick and they both could be on their way out after a disastrous start to the year for Stan Van Gundy’s squad, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania. With the Pelicans towards the bottom of the Western Conference, they might end up being sellers […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic continues his legendary quest to be one of the games’ best. On Monday against the Denver Nuggets, the 21-year-old clinched his sixth triple-double this season with 35 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists. It was also his third career-game with a 35-15-10 stat line. Doncic’s insane performance has him writing […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray was ejected on Monday against the Dallas Mavericks after hitting Tim Hardaway Jr. in the groin area late in the third quarter. It remains unclear if it was an accident or retaliation by the usually composed Murray. The Mavericks coaching staff, however, reacted adamantly after seeing the ballsy play. Jamal […]

Apparently, Gregg Popovich is a big fan of Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic. Following the Mavs’ win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday, Pop had nothing but compliments for Doncic. “A quintessential basketball player,” the Spus coach said of the young Mavs pheom, per Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News. “He has an […]

Longtime Dallas Mavericks guard and NBA free agent JJ Barea is headed overseas after coming to terms with Argentine team Estudiantes to play in Spain’s Liga Endesa. The New York Times’ Marc Stein broke the news on Friday. The longtime @dallasmavs guard JJ Barea is finalizing an agreement to sign with Estudiantes in Spain's @LigaEndesa, […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is exploring avenues for playing exhibitions overseas in future seasons, and in so doing plans to pay homage to Mavs star Luka Doncic’s trajectory. Cuban told Marc Stein of the New York Times he has spoken with league officials regarding the potential of setting up exhibitions with Doncic’s former Euroleague club, Real […]

Dallas Mavericks center Willie Cauley-Stein just earned himself a WWE-themed belt after his big performance against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. The 27-year old earned the Mavs’ first-ever Defensive Player of the Game belt, which he rocked after the team’s 124-112 win over the Pacers. Cauley-Stein finished the game with 10 points, five boards, two […]

Luka Doncic amassed another impressive triple-double on Wednesday, as he led the Dallas Mavericks to a 124-112 win over the Indiana Pacers. The Mavs star logged a 13-point, 12-rebound, 12-assist triple-double as he etched his name in the league’s history books yet again. As reported by NBA on ESPN, Doncic now joins Oscar Robertson and […]

Tim Hardaway Jr. is as streaky of a shooter as they come. The 28-year swingman for the Dallas Mavericks has been on a tear as part of the Mavs’ starting unit so far this season, putting up career-best numbers in field goal percentage and 3-point percentage. However, as all streaky shooters do, Hardaway fell back […]

After an extraordinary 30-point triple-double in the Dallas Mavericks’ loss to the Chicago Bulls, Luka Doncic branded himself as “selfish” as he took ownership of the loss. The Mavs entered the matchup against the Bulls severely short-handed, missing Tim Hardaway Jr., Josh Richardson, Jalen Brunson, Dorian Finney-Smith, Maxi Kleber and Dwight Powell. Despite being undermanned, […]

In only his third season in the NBA, Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic has already surpassed Michael Jordan in one category. After finishing this afternoon’s game, quite fittingly against Jordan’s old team, the Chicago Bulls, Doncic accumulated 36 points, 16 rebounds, and 15 assists. This triple-double moved Doncic past Jordan into the 15th place on […]

When the Dallas Mavericks need a hero, Luka Doncic is always there to save the day. With the Mavs desperately needing an offensive boost against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday, Doncic set the scoreboard on fire and collected his 29th career triple-double, thanks to an absurd behind-the-back pass to Willie Cauley-Stein for the slam and […]

The dynamic Dallas duo of Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis combined for their first alley-oop of the season with the Mavericks, as the big man delivered a poster dunk for the and-1. With Porzingis playing in only his third game of the season, Mavs fans will no longer have to worry about whether or not […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic is cooking up a big game against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday, and the Mavs phenom made Bulls rookie Patrick Williams look silly in the first quarter as part of a 30-point first half. Doncic put Williams in the blender on this play: Luka with no regard for human life […]

Willie Cauley-Stein logged 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Dallas Mavericks on Friday as they narrowly fell to the Milwaukee Bucks, 112-109. Cauley-Stein has been playing a key role for the Mavericks as of late, but as it turns out, basketball is not his only passion. WCS is an artist at heart and he’s […]

Friday’s tight encounter between the Dallas Mavericks and the Milwaukee Bucks ended with a bit of controversy. With his team down, head coach Rick Carlisle decided not to call a time out after his Mavs secured an offensive rebound in the dying moments of the game. Luka Doncic was clearly upset with his coach’s decision […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and Dallas Mavericks had fireworks galore in a much-anticipated NBA matchup. Reigning MVP  Giannis Antetokounmpo and Mavs big man Kristaps Porzingis exchanged highlight reel sequences in the third quarter on Friday night. Giannis blows by Porzingis ➡️ Porzingis nails the three 🍿 pic.twitter.com/hO1310DdUb — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) January 16, 2021 Giannis […]

Luka Magic was on full display against the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum on Friday. Even four defenders could not stop Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic on his way to the cup early in the first quarter. The one-time All-Star was blanketed by Milwaukee’s best perimeter defender Jrue Holiday. The 21-year-old Mavs star, however, wisely […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic has already begun filling up his career stat sheet despite being only in his third season. The 21-year-old is now considered one of the best players in the NBA, and his ascendance at this point is all but assured. However, even though he’s a triple-double machine with an innate scoring […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic had a wide-open lane in a fast break opportunity. Instead of throwing down a slam dunk, the Slovenian did a soft layup much to the chagrin of his teammates. Peep the clip below to see Doncic’s layup and his teammates’ subsequent reaction. Doncic is not really known to be a […]

Dallas Mavericks fans finally had something to celebrate about after Kristaps Porzingis finally made his 2020-21 NBA regular season debut on Wednesday. It didn’t take long for The Unicorn to make an impact, as he splashed a triple early in the Mavs’ road game against the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center. At the 10-minute mark […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle has an early Rookie of the Year pick, and it’s not exactly a hot take: Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball. Ahead of Dallas’ matchup with Charlotte on Wednesday, Carlisle praised the 19-year old’s performance through the first 11 games of his NBA career, as well as the natural “flare” […]

The Charlotte Hornets end their three-game home stand tonight with a matchup against the Dallas Mavericks. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Mavericks-Hornets prediction and pick. The Hornets stand at 6-5 both overall and against the spread.  They are coming off a blowout win against the New York Knicks. The […]

Stan Van Gundy is no stranger to being outspoken, especially when it has to do with the current issues of today’s world. With his team’s Monday evening matchup against the Dallas Mavericks postponed due to COVID-19 concerns, the New Orleans Pelicans head coach did not even remotely come close to mincing his words in reacting […]

The wave of coronavirus issues plaguing the NBA continues to have a drastic impact on the 2020-21 schedule. The NBA announced postponements of two more games, with Monday’s game between the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans and Tuesday’s game between the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls officially postponed. The Mavs and Celtics are both […]